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| [* black] Place the battery face down on a flat surface. | |
| - | [* black] Starting at the pointed end of the adhesive strips, peel off the large blue film covering the strips. |
| + | [* black] Position the battery and your hands and fingers well for the next step. The photograph doesn't show a finger holding down the tab on the right side, but you probably need to do that with your right hand, peel with left hand, and use a weight to hold the battery down. |
| + | [* black] If the blue film touches a strip after peeling away from it, it will stick strongly and ruin it, so prepare yourself to do it smoothly in one motion, there are no second tries! |
| + | [* black] Starting at the pointed end of the adhesive strips, peel off the large blue film covering the strips in one smooth motion. |
| [* icon_note] The blue film sometimes has a defect that prevents it from peeling off, and the strips have to be discarded and replaced. | |
| [* black] If this happens to you and you got your strips from iFixit, [http://help.ifixit.com/category/133-contact-ifixit|contact us here|new_window=true] and we'll send you a replacement on the double. | |
| [* black] In the meantime, you can temporarily reassemble your iPhone with a bit of double-sided tape to hold the battery. |